Archive for May, 2012

/ May 23, 2012 2:03 pm

Barnes and Noble Hosts Launch of Latest Issue of 12th Street” Literary Magazine

“12th Street,” the award winning literary magazine published by The New School’s Riggio Writing and Democracy Program, heralded the release of their fifth issue on May 9.For those familiar with events related to writing at The New School, the venue for the latest release of “12th Street” may seem strange, even grandiose. At 7 p.m. that night, a crowd of [...]

/ May 18, 2012 8:13 pm

Mental Health and Comedy: An Interview with Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford is a comedian known for her distinctive and surreal style of stand up. She also starred on the Super Deluxe web series “The Maria Bamford Show.”

/ May 11, 2012 8:09 pm

Daily Show Head Writer and Others Discuss Relationship Between Politics and Comedy

The Center for Public Scholarship and The New School for Drama co-organized a panel discussion on April 28 at Tishman Auditorium for the launch of the latest issue of the journal Social Research: An International Quarterly, covering the subject of politics and comedy.

/ May 11, 2012 3:43 am

Music and Protest Come Together for May Day

While blockers and police officers clashed downtown on May Day, protesters in midtown marched down the streets armed with guitars, melodicas, and cellos.

/ May 11, 2012 3:31 am

Fangirls, Stay Away From Tumblr

A plea for fangirls everywhere to scale down their obsessions We all have that stage where we obsessively fangirl over something. For me (and I can’t believe I’m admitting this) it was at age 12, when I discovered Good Charlotte.

/ May 11, 2012 3:30 am

This Little Piggy Stays Home

It happened a few weeks ago while I was in Austin for the South by Southwest film festival. I remember the exact, epiphany-like moment (what alcoholics refer to as “a moment of clarity”) — like the time I realized I was straight, and another time, years later, that I realized being straight doesn’t have to keep you from having a [...]

/ May 10, 2012 11:56 pm

After May Day, What’s Next for Occupy?

On the afternoon of May 1, Lang junior Lukas Walczak and a group of fellow students were marching up Sixth Avenue from Washington Square Park.

/ May 10, 2012 10:28 pm

The U.S. vs. Juggalos

How hip-hop horrorcore fans landed on the FBI’s watch list

/ May 10, 2012 10:05 pm

Meet The New School’s Unofficial Historian

By Amanda Aschettino and Stephany Chung Ernesto Golfo Reflects on 42 Years at The New School In December 1968, Ernesto Golfo was playing foosball with friends at a bar on the corner of Beaumont Avenue and Crotona Avenue in South Bronx.

/ May 10, 2012 9:51 pm

The New School’s Earth-Shattering Construction Leads to Lawsuit

In 2007, private equity investor Michael G. O’Hara made the trek from Miami to New York City with his wife, Glorimar, and two children in search of a home. The couple, who are active in philanthropy in New York, ended up purchasing a three-floor triplex apartment in a five-story building at 5 E. 13th St., for $8.2 million.